Ottawa suspect races the law, and the law wins (with some help)

Police had to call off a chase after a stolen car Tuesday but they soon picked up the suspect anyway with the help of a roadside ditch.Ottawa police officers found an empty stolen car on Prince of Wales Drive Tuesday morning, but it didn’t stay empty for long.A man showed up, got into the car and prepared to drive away. Officers approached him. The man drove off anyway, police said.More officers answered the call, and one of them tried to stop the fleeing driver but could not. They chased him briefly along Auriga Drive, but pulled back as they felt the chase was becoming dangerous.The police news release is succinct about the next part: “Soon after, the suspect ditched the stolen vehicle, after he crashed into a ditch.”The man fled on foot in the area of MacFarlane Road but police spotted him trying to hide in a backyard. A group of officers surrounded the area, along with a police dog, and eventually they found him hiding under a tarp.Robert Winstone, 34, Ottawa was charged with possession of property obtained by crime worth more than $5,000, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, fleeing from police, two counts of using a credit card obtained illegally, and breach of probation.tspears@postmedia.comtwitter.com/TomSpears1
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